SOC 25-1051 · May 2025 · BLS OEWS
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary — Kentucky
Kentucky
The median wage for Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary in Kentucky is $95,830 per year, close to the national median of $103,170 for the same occupation.
Wage distribution · annual
Shaded band holds the middle 50% of earners
How pay has moved
The next ten years
Projected to grow about as fast as average
- Change in jobs, 2024 to 2034
- +2.6%
- Openings per year
- 1,000
- Typical entry-level education
- Doctoral or professional degree
Includes jobs opened by workers leaving the occupation, not only new positions.
Projections are published nationally only. This is the outlook for the occupation across the United States, not a measurement for Kentucky.
Projections are based on 2024 employment and run to 2034. The wages above are from the May 2025 survey, a separate BLS programme on a different release cycle, so the two are not two views of one dataset.
Salary overview
The median wage for Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary in Kentucky is $95,830 per year, close to the national median of $103,170 for the same occupation. Pay ranges from under $60,860 at the tenth percentile to more than $179,250 at the ninetieth, with the interquartile range running from $68,120 to $116,920.
Employment stands at 40, or 0.0 jobs per thousand held locally. Among the 40 states with published data for this occupation, Kentucky ranks 27th by median wage. Set against every other occupation measured in the same area, it ranks 96th of 699 by median pay.
Percentile breakdown
| Percentile | Annual | vs US median |
|---|---|---|
| 10th | $60,860 | −41.0% |
| 25th | $68,120 | −34.0% |
| Median (50th) | $95,830 | −7.1% |
| 75th | $116,920 | +13.3% |
| 90th | $179,250 | +73.7% |
| Mean | $101,880 | −1.3% |
What the pay is worth locally
Prices in Kentucky run 9.8% below the national average, so the median of $95,830 goes as far as $106,242 would elsewhere in the country. Measured that way it compares to the national median at 3.0% above the national median in real terms.
Published median
$95,830as reported by BLSLocal price level
90.2US average = 100 · BEA 2024Adjusted for local prices
$106,242US average = 100 · BEA 2024Why the state that pays most is usually not where pay goes furthest
Key takeaways
- Median pay is $95,830 a year, 7.1% below the national median.
- Published pay spans $60,860 to $179,250 between the tenth and ninetieth percentiles.
- The area has 40 jobs in this occupation.
- It ranks 27th of 40 states for this occupation.
Frequently asked questions
What is the median wage for Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary in Kentucky?
The median annual wage is $95,830, as of May 2025. Half of the workers in this occupation earn more than that and half earn less.
Is that higher than the national average?
The national median for this occupation is $103,170, so pay in Kentucky is 7.1% lower. These figures are medians, not averages: half of workers fall on each side.
What do the top earners make?
The top tenth of this occupation in Kentucky earns more than $179,250 per year. The ninetieth percentile is the highest figure the survey publishes.
What is the starting range?
The tenth percentile wage is $60,860 per year. The survey measures wages actually paid rather than experience level, so this reflects the lowest-paid tenth rather than entry-level pay specifically.
How many jobs are there in this occupation here?
The survey estimates 40 jobs in this occupation in Kentucky. Self-employed workers are not included.
Source and methodology
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 Wages are for wage-and-salary workers; self-employed workers are not included. Salary Explorer is an independent project. It is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics or any government agency. Full methodology.
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